A major difference between Brazilian and American racial classifications is that

A. American categories are purer than Brazilian ones.
B. Brazilians do not recognize racial differences.
C. Brazilian racial categories are based on genotype, whereas American categories are based on phenotype.
D. in the United States, social race is determined at birth and does not change, but in Brazil, racial identity can change from day to day.
E. None of these answers is correct.


Answer: D

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